Why is Kawhi getting so much hate?

[SAGirl]

Wow! Lol how low can we go?

[Spurs 4 The Win]

Team can't defend without Kawhi. Team can't rebound without Kawhi. Team can't score without KAwhi. Team can't playmake without Kawhi. your standards got. We got players that whole job is to score, and they couldn't even do that.

Im with you on this but at the end of the day, Leonard cant go 8-23 in an elimination game. That needs to be 13-23 at worst. He either needs to up his efficiency by taking better shots or take less shots and focus on facilitating more. He does a lot for our defense but some of that is negated with careless plays where he gets pickpocketed from behind or when he takes tough contested long jumpers.

[daslicer]

It won't take much for Kawhi to be as good a score as Carmelo: better handles & a couple of counters in the post. Maybe some respect from the refs would also help.



Folks were claiming Curry wasn't even a top 5 player last season & we all know how that turned out. Kawhi was the second most improved player in the league next to Curry & is 4 years younger.

Those people who hated on Curry last year from a talent level are idiots. It was clear even last year he was the best player in the league. Can't compare Kawhi and Curry when it comes to growth since both of their games are different. Curry has always been a great ball handler. I don't see Kawhi ever having great handles and unfortunately that holds him back.

[spursmvp]

Im with you on this but at the end of the day, Leonard cant go 8-23 in an elimination game. That needs to be 13-23 at worst. He either needs to up his efficiency by taking better shots or take less shots and focus on facilitating more. He does a lot for our defense but some of that is negated with careless plays where he gets pickpocketed from behind or when he takes tough contested long jumpers.

He takes those long jumpers because no one else on our team could hit the ocean. Facilitating implies that your teammates can actually hit open shots. When the defense is completely focused on him what did you expect him to do?

Our problem is not kawhi, it's the rest of the team being too old or lacking talent.

If you put KD in kawhi's shoes in game 6, I doubt he would fare much better with those ty lineups we got out on the floor.

[tholdren]

He takes those long jumpers because no one else on our team could hit the ocean. Facilitating implies that your teammates can actually hit open shots. When the defense is completely focused on him what did you expect him to do?

Our problem is not kawhi, it's the rest of the team being too old or lacking talent.

If you put KD in kawhi's shoes in game 6, I doubt he would fare much better with those ty lineups we got out on the floor.

not true...

[therealtruth]

Im with you on this but at the end of the day, Leonard cant go 8-23 in an elimination game. That needs to be 13-23 at worst. He either needs to up his efficiency by taking better shots or take less shots and focus on facilitating more. He does a lot for our defense but some of that is negated with careless plays where he gets pickpocketed from behind or when he takes tough contested long jumpers.

I agree he's got to go back to the gym and work on becoming a more complete player. Force the other team to foul him or get the basket. Jumpers are too easy to defend. He's also got to be able to handle the ball in crunch time so he can be the closer.

[SD126]

Yes I don't want Horford I'd rather get an athletic raw player like Biyombo, Nerlens Noel. Someone who is a freaking athlete who is going to gobble up a rebound, but both guys are raw, Noel I have seen biting on fakes, etc. A raw athlete like that will be a pain for Pop to deal with but I would rather have Pop going that way.

Did you bring up Nerlens Noel?? Seriously??

[spurraider21]

lebron ate for a LOT of years while being clearly the best player in the league

it comes with the territory of being a great player

[Kawhitstorm]

lebron ate for a LOT of years while being clearly the best player in the league

it comes with the territory of being a great player

LeBron ate for the following reasons:

-He quit in the 2nd half of the 2009 ECF elimination game when he was the MVP
-He was GHOST (zero FGs in the 1st half) of a pivotal Gm 5 against the Celtics in 2010 when he was the MVP
-Took his talents to South Beach
-Was milk carton status in the 2011 Finals

Kawhi didn't quit or go milk carton status in a playoff series.